Cuspidor.



Nrrnio hra'rne Ament* trio JOHN SCHEMINGER, OF PROVIDENCE, RIIODEISLAND.

CUSPIDOR.

SPECIF-ICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 635,081, dated October17, 1899. Application filed July 8, 1899. Serial No. 723,141. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may conc'rn Be it known that I, JOHN SCHEMINGER, of

Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Cuspidors; and I hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification.

This invention has reference to an improvement in cuspidors; and itconsists in the peculiar and novel construction whereby the contents arehidden from sight and the opening` will be automatically closed shouldthe cuspidor be upset, as will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

Figure 1 is a side view of my improved cuspidor. Fig. 2 is a top view ofthe same, and

Fig. 3 is a Vertical cross-sectonal view showing the suspended cone inthe normalposition in solid lines and in the eXtreme deiiected positionin broken lines.

Similar marks of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

In the drawings, a indicates the base, Z) the Chamber proper of thecuspidor in which the sputum or other matter is deposited, and o thebottom dividing the Chamber b from the base a.

The cuspidor is usually made cylindrical and is so shown in thedrawings; but it may be made square, octagonal, or of any other desiredform.

The flange cl surrounds the upper edge of the chamber b. It ispreferably placed sufficiently inward to form the shoulder d', and thefiang'e d is preferably provided with the bayonet-joint slots e. The topf, which is removable, rests on the shoulder-(Z' in the preferred formof construction and is secured by pins projecting from the inner sidewhich enter the slots e e of the bayonet-joint. The

top fis provided with the annular funnelshaped rim f', surrounding thecentral circular opening g. From the bottom c eXtends the post h,located central to the opening g, and on the top of the post h is theshield i, consisting of annular inclined sides meeting in the apex ofthe cone, which rests on th upper end of the post h. 4 I do not wish toconfine myself in the construction of the cuspidor to the preciseconstruction shown or to the use of the bayonetjoin t-fastening devices,as others may be used and the construction changed without materiallyaifecting the operation of the cuspidor.

W'hen in use, the shield fi, the largest diaineter of which is greaterthan the diameter of the opening g, extends over the contents of thechamber b, so that it cannot be seen through the opening g. The shieldz' yields readily when anything` is inserted, as is indicated in brokenlines in Fig. 3, and when the cuspidor is upset the shield, gnided bythe post h, will close the opening g.

p In 'cleaning the cuspidor the top f is removed and the shield i islifted off from the post h. XV hen clean ed,the parts are replaced.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- In a cuspidor, in combination, a base, aChamber eXtending upward from the base, a bottom dividing the base fromthe chamber, a removable top, an annular funnel-shaped rim on the topsurrounding a central opening, a post secured to the bottom andextending centrally above the lower edges of the annular rim on the top,and a conical shield normally supported at its apex on the post, wherebythe contents of the cuspidor are covered and out of Sight, and theopening in the top is automatically closed by the cene-shield when thecuspidor is upset, as described..

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

i JOHN SCHEMINGER.

Witnesses:

J. A. MILLER, Jr., B. M. SyIMMs.

